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File/folder comparison software

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:32 pm
by Ant
Hello, does anyone here know of some software which I could use to compare the contents of folders? I need to ensure the contents of simple 'copy and paste' back ups all have the same content.

Thanks.

Re: File/folder comparison software

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 4:51 pm
by KungFooBob
Dunno about the comparison side of things, but if you're doing C&P style backups you should maybe think about using robocopy with the /MIR switch.

Re: File/folder comparison software

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:23 pm
by Ant
Thanks guys, got a few ideas. There was just a discrepancy over the number of files, which I think is down to Adobe making another file in the working copy directory, which is why the backups showed a small number difference.

Re: File/folder comparison software

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:55 pm
by wheelnut
I use smartsync - 30 day trial use - great bit of basic software for copying files from A to B and checking for changes.

Re: File/folder comparison software

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:45 pm
by derek badger
Beyond compare

Re: File/folder comparison software

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:54 am
by wheelnut
derek badger wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:45 pm Beyond compare
Thanks DB - never seen that one before